Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Picayune Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,708
100.0%
Speak only English
9,322
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
386
4.0%
Spanish
223
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
162
72.6%
Speak English "well"
11
4.9%
Speak English "not well"
41
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
9
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
69.3%
Speak English "well"
22
13.5%
Speak English "not well"
28
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,708
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
386
4.0%
5 to 17 years
83
0.9%
18 to 64 years
263
2.7%
65 years and over
40
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
111
1.1%
5 to 17 years
31
0.3%
18 to 64 years
80
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,590
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
21
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
